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‘Sorry mate, I didn’t see you’: when drivers look but don’t see cyclists on the road
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They really need to change the title to "look and don't care"
Drivers take insane risks to not have to sit behind a bicycle.
I often get passed right before a bend where it's impossible to see what's coming, leaving barely any room to maneuver.
Even when they see a car coming, many still attempt (and often fail) to pass me.
At crossings, they simply not care and keep driving, even if you have right of way.
It's not that they don't see you, they just expect you to not take a risk against a car.
If I took a shot for every time a car overtook me in order to speed up to a red light, I might die of alcohol poisoning before DUI.
The slower speed just works better within crowded cities. It gets you where you’re going faster.
Or the classic narrow pass on the approach to a red light where I’m simply going to filter past away.
The local heart sugery unit in the hospital really needs to encourage the surgeons to start turning up in plenty of time before the start of their shift.
It's crazy how many of them out on the streets are cutting it so fine that they can't follow along for a little while until it is safe to overtake.
You noticed this, too?! I live near a major regional medical center/hospital, and just minutes before the start of shifts is when the really insane drivers are on the streets, headed that direction. I know it's medical staff, because of their vanity plates.
@oo1 @Hawk
Are you implying that if your job is important that you should have superior rights to use public space? What if the person on the bicycle is also a heart surgeon on their way to work?
erm . . no I obviously don't think there a loads of heart surgoens late for work all over the streets either on cars or bikes.
But in general, yes, people working for emergency services should have superior rights to public space that's why they get the flashing lights and sirens. If the biker is an emergency services and turns on lights and siren, others should make way.
Funny enough my surgeon on one of my bike accidents was also an avid cyclist. I got to tell him about the virtues of fixies, he told me about his beautiful racing bike and how he keeps his derailleurs functioning smoothly.
But yes I will drive extremely carefully near our hospitals. Too many overwhelmed stressed out people there.